Briggs (Moon)

Named after Henry Briggs - British mathematician (1561-1630).

Briggs is a lunar crater that is located in the western part of the Oceanus Procellarum, to the east of the large walled plain Struve. The isolated position of this crater on the mare, near the northwestern limb , makes it easy for an Earth-bound observer to locate. The outer rim is not quite circular, with outward bulges to the north-northeast and southward. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.

NW 55 km

Briggs B

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1 Day 1 Hour

N 74 km

Lichtenberg(next)

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1 Hour 10 Minutes
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1 Day 9 Hours

NE 137 km

Lichtenberg F

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2 Hours 9 Minutes
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2 Days 14 Hours

W 138 km

Struve D

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2 Hours 10 Minutes
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2 Days 15 Hours

Briggs

26.45° N 290.81° E

E 211 km

Schiaparelli C

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3 Hours 18 Minutes
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4 Days

SW 99 km

Eddington

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1 Hour 32 Minutes
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1 Day 21 Hours

S 165 km

Rima Cardanus

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2 Hours 35 Minutes
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3 Days 3 Hours

SE 97 km

Seleucus(last)

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1 Hour 31 Minutes
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1 Day 20 Hours

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